Keith Emerson
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016)
Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 10 March 2016) was an English keyboardist and composer. Emerson played in a number of bands before he found his first commercial success with P. P. Arnold's backing band the Nice in the late 1960s.
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 Emerson performing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Noel Emerson |
| Born | 2 November 1944 Todmorden, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 11 March 2016 (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer |
| Instruments | Keyboards, synthesizer, piano |
| Years active | 1964–2016 |
| Labels | Edel, Victor, Shout! Factory, Varèse Sarabande, Rhino, Manticore, J!MCO Records, Sanctuary, EMI, Marquee Inc., Charly, Gunslinger Records, Cinevox |
| Website | keithemerson |
Emerson was born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) in 1970. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were successful through much of the 1970s. They became one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era.[1]
Emerson committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his Santa Monica, California home.[2] He was aged 71.[3]
Further reading
change- Emerson, Keith (2003), Pictures of an Exhibitionist: From the Nice to Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The True Story of the Man Who Changed the Sound of Rock, John Blake, ISBN 1-84454-053-7
- Forrester, George, Martyn Hanson and Frank Askew. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Show That Never Ends, A Musical Biography. (2001) Helter Skelter Publishing ISBN 1-900924-17-X.
- Lupis, Giuseppe (May 2006). The Published Music of Keith Emerson: Expanding the Solo Piano Repertoire (D.M.A.). University of Georgia. OCLC 223323019. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- Macan, Edward (2006), Endless Enigma: A Musical Biography of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Feedback Series in Contemporary Music, Vol. 4, Open Court, ISBN 978-0-8126-9596-0
- Pethel, Blair (1988). Keith Emerson: The Emergence and Growth of Style: A Study of Selected Works (D.M.A.). Peabody Conservatory of Music. OCLC 37599731. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
References
change- ↑ "VH1.com: Keith Emerson: Biography". Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ Nilsson, Anton. "British music star Keith Emerson dies aged 71 from reported suicide | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ Rawlinson, Kevin; agencies (2016-03-11). "Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer found dead aged 71". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-12.